Youth Sailing at Melges

Sailing is a unique sport. It offers so much to every member of the family —
friendships, memories, once-in-a-lifetime experiences, intense sailing competition and the rewards of
hard work and perseverance. Melges Performance Sailboats proudly promotes youth involvement within the
sport of sailing.

For more than 60 years, we have been, and always will be, a strong supporter of youth sailing. Our
passion and dedication are unwavering.

This starts with the tools that make aspiring sailors into super sailors. Melges Performance Sailboats
is proud to offer energized sailing for youth and junior competitors with the brand new
O'pen Bic dinghy. It's fun and fast, and provides
young sailors with a sensible next level of competitive sailing.

The newly designed Melges X Boat is THE youth
sailboat of choice. It may be responsible for giving many life long sailors their first taste of
challenging sailing competition. Since the 1930s, this legendary, beginner sailboat has made a solid
lasting impression of its own in yacht clubs around the country, in the hearts of sailing enthusiasts
and families, and in the history books.

An uncomplicated trainer, this boat is the most active youth sailboat in the U.S. It is designed to be
safe, great fun, fast, super smooth, and allows for learning the basic skills of boat-handling maneuvers
and racing tactics. It truly has set the pace in sailboat racing development and continues to shape
the future of youth sailing.